2 hospitalized after tree falls on Belmont Avenue in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, officials say

Two people were taken to the hospital after a large tree fell on three cars on Belmont Avenue in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, Friday afternoon, according to Montgomery County dispatchers.

Belmont Avenue reopened between Rock Hill Road and the Schuylkill Expressway East exit Friday night after being closed for hours. The tree, which fell just before 1 p.m., was blocking Belmont Avenue at the intersection with Old Belmont Avenue.

First responders had to pull two people out of a Mustang using the jaws of life. The driver, a 43-year-old man, was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. The Mustang's passenger, a 28-year-old man, was taken to the hospital with serious injuries, Lower Merion Township police said.

Other people involved in the incident were treated for minor injuries at the scene, police said.

Michael Fry and his parents were in one of the other cars that were hit. They were able to get out on their own. The car is damaged, but they're grateful things weren't worse.

"That tree … could do some real damage. I'm lucky that we just barely got by. Could've been in a much worse situation," Fry said.

The tree also knocked down some PECO lines, but as of 7:30 p.m., power had been restored for customers in the area, according to the company's outage map.

Crews were at the scene cleaning up Friday evening. Police said Friday evening that the road remains closed because of ongoing work on electrical wires in the area.